Ezekiel 23:40

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And furthermore, that ye have sent for men to come from far, unto whom a messenger was sent; and, lo, they came: for whom thou didst wash thyself, paintedst thy eyes, and deckedst thyself with ornaments,

Ye have

Ezekiel 23:13

Isaiah 57:9

To come

2 Kings 20:13

Thou didst

Ruth 3:3

Esther 2:12

Paintedst

2 Kings 9:30

Jeremiah 4:30

And deckedst

Ezekiel 16:13

Proverbs 7:10

Isaiah 3:18

Bible References

Ye have

I saw that she had defiled herself; they both took the same way.

“You have journeyed to the king with oil
And increased your perfumes;
You have sent your envoys a great distance
And made them go down to Sheol.

To come

Hezekiah listened to them, and showed them all his treasure house, the silver and the gold and the spices and the precious oil and the house of his armor and all that was found in his treasuries. There was nothing in his house nor in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them.

Thou didst

Wash yourself therefore, and anoint yourself and put on your best clothes, and go down to the threshing floor; but do not make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking.

Now when the turn of each young lady came to go in to King Ahasuerus, after the end of her twelve months under the regulations for the women—for the days of their beautification were completed as follows: six months with oil of myrrh and six months with spices and the cosmetics for women—

Paintedst

When Jehu came to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it, and she painted her eyes and adorned her head and looked out the window.

And you, O desolate one, what will you do?
Although you dress in scarlet,
Although you decorate yourself with ornaments of gold,
Although you enlarge your eyes with paint,
In vain you make yourself beautiful.
Your

lovers despise you;

They seek your life.

And deckedst

Thus you were adorned with gold and silver, and your dress was of fine linen, silk and embroidered cloth. You ate fine flour, honey and oil; so you were exceedingly beautiful and advanced to royalty.

And behold, a woman comes to meet him,

Dressed as a harlot and cunning of heart.

In that day the Lord will take away the beauty of their anklets, headbands, crescent ornaments,